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Differentiate between elements and mixtures

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Step-by-step explanation:

Mixtures:

1- are made up of two or more kinds of Compounds .

2-Mixtures has no definite properties

3-The various constituents are seperated by simple physical means.

4-Examples: Sand, oil and water mixture of iron fillings and sulfur

ELEMENTS;

1-Elements are made up of one kind of atoms. (It is the basic unit of matter, which cannot be broken down into substances by any way but can be combined to form new substances. )

2-Elements have their own set of properties.

3-Elements cannot be broken down into simpler substances by any physical or chemical method.

4-Examples: Hydrogen, Oxygen

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